The Kansas City Chiefs’ defense has played some stellar football through eight weeks of their 2023 campaign, even if their loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday was a serious disappointment for the team’s fans.
According to Pro Football Focus, the unit has only allowed a touchdown on 13 of 83 drives to start the season, which is good for the sixth-best mark in the NFL.
The Chiefs defense has allowed a touchdown on just 13/83 drives this season (15.7%)
It ranks 6th in the NFL 📈 pic.twitter.com/FoODgvoMzB
— PFF KC Chiefs (@PFF_Chiefs) November 1, 2023
While their stellar play has largely been overshadowed by the underwhelming performance of Kansas City’s offense on the other side of the ball, statistics like this are key indicators that the defense is holding up its end of the bargain on gameday.
Fans should expect some fluctuation in this percentage over the course of the coming weeks as the Chiefs head into the most difficult portion of their schedule, especially as injuries to Nick Bolton and Willie Gay Jr. have decimated the depth of their linebacking corps.
